Yusuke Mitsui (三井 優介, Mitsui Yusuke, born 22 April 2002) is a Japanese racing driver. He finished runner-up in the 2022 F4 Japanese Championship.[1] He is also a member of the Honda Formula Dream Project.[2]
Career
In 2022 Mitsui made his single-seater racing debut by competing in the F4 Japanese Championship.
He joined the Honda Formula Dream Project team alongside Syun Koide, and Kazuma Nishimura. He won the opening race of the season and he collected 2 more wins along with 8 more podiums to finish runner-up to teammate Koide.[1] For 2023, Mitsui stayed in F4 to fight for the title alongside Yuto Nomura, and rookie Tosei Moriyama.[3] Mitsui ended up finishing 3rd place in the standings to Runners Up Jin Nakamura, and the eventual champion Rikuto Kobayashi.[4]
Mitsui Also made his debut in Super Taikyu with Honda's M&K Racing.[5][6]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | F4 Japanese Championship | Honda Formula Dream Project | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 246 | 2nd |
| Super Taikyu - ST-TCR | M&K Honda Cars Okegawa Racing | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 116‡ | 2nd‡ | |
| 2023 | F4 Japanese Championship | Honda Formula Dream Project | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 181 | 3rd |
| Super Taikyu - ST-TCR | M&K Racing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 88‡ | 1st‡ | |
| 2024 | Super GT - GT300 | Team UpGarage | |||||||
| Super Taikyu - ST-2 | Team Spoon |
‡ Team standings
Complete F4 Japanese Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Honda Formula Dream Project | FUJ1 2 1 |
FUJ1 1 2 |
SUZ1 1 2 |
SUZ1 2 2 |
FUJ2 1 3 |
FUJ2 2 2 |
SUZ2 1 1 |
SUZ2 2 1 |
SUG 1 4 |
SUG 2 2 |
AUT 1 3 |
AUT 2 3 |
MOT 1 4 |
MOT 2 4 |
2nd | 246 |
| 2023 | Honda Formula Dream Project | FUJ1 2 Ret |
FUJ1 1 28 |
SUZ1 1 1 |
SUZ1 2 1 |
FUJ2 1 4 |
FUJ2 2 4 |
SUZ2 1 1 |
SUZ2 2 1 |
SUG 1 2 |
SUG 2 2 |
AUT 1 3 |
AUT 2 10 |
MOT 1 10 |
MOT 2 8 |
3rd | 181 |
Complete Super GT results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Team UpGarage | Honda NSX GT3 Evo | GT300 | OKA |
FUJ |
SUZ |
FUJ |
SUZ |
SUG |
AUT |
MOT |
* | * |
* Season still in progress.
References
- ^ a b "Honda junior Syun Koide crowned Japanese F4 champion". formulascout.com. 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Yusuke Mitsui". Honda Racing.
- ^ "'No Third Year' Battle ; Three HFDP Drivers Take on FIA-F4". Honda Racing. 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Kobayashi beats fellow Toyota junior Nakamura to Japanese F4 title". formulascout.com. 5 November 2023.
- ^ "Super Taikyu Race In Autopolis Draws 41 Car Entry List (Updated)". dailysportscar.com. 20 July 2023.
- ^ "49 Cars Entered For Super Taikyu Race In Okayama". dailysportscar.com. 13 October 2023.
External links
- Yusuke Mitsui career summary at DriverDB.com
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